»■— >«' Aw*. >" »<"•«' ; SJeLmfc <m2> ffiountg. j i I-OBT OFtaC* ARDASiGB* KBTA I« <y?r '^rt*yy* ** * BbSeatSa {gaSSa * T* *"' ' jf««WB it. urnro. r " ftreJUsU*. ) AHappyJNaw Yaar. J Brfnre I he Dexr numler of tba-JYarb c c<n>n to IU reartrn. I be rqnnrrt of I'M t. -will ta rW»*<! and a Dew Journal nreturt t for! 888 On Thursday Drxt old Fa'tat f "Than will crMiair norttorHthrtBT. r J to I hoW obi he will hra'i snhjen of «1t-- c pule. II ita exart dale of hit Mflh to raihrr a irn'tre of narlirtnn that Of "eord^ Tim* to qaue »rert at ton'! alg rii-maod n Ttara hare hirer-tad I to hnsry fork* i And vrl be baa lot Done of bla vLor. lit A lie Mill sinnds a'ordili upiixbi. scythe in ), hard, reedr m rm down all ardmaj and „ vegetable life, when the email apaor of n lime ellnftrd ahall expire, lie ran truly 6 Kaat 1 1 at hie Mnhbti tare hren meg r Tumenw-ltan the rhiot, but wba" a f, ahaatlj arto-vm be bee in prrfoim The d exretti inner of all litinf ihioca- Hlo i, » III ravy him? The aaronnt of aorow ,, aidn.iarirhe la ei-mpelkdd In wi'Drea « far exceeds 'he Jwrr1'1** he n aj Kt a. Bow I me li b thai he who baa aeer many ji ware haa known many norma a. tat—id „ Father Time eej.^ee on hb Mr-May be. (| ■canaenf hwrreai a*e. hut wewlll b»«lad „ and happy Iwail with ike new year , •revue* new tope# and hriybl entteipytlnne. i, If I he pant year baa heeo one of wartiw (, and dlaappolniDien', if ha reran! la a pag* of Mora and Mure, are will lorn orer a new leaf with the rreutve that tbla page aball he cleaner and brighter than (be a bat. And thb eeanluilon will harrnoefa „ hi do wilh forming the record of the neri D year. Hope b the main tpring of action and <Mt* give. atrenrb loorcmoow alt a scire. tal oa look oree the mooed or n the pnal rear aimplr to note errora ilea'. u mar he avnldert In the future and any . aucetaa we mer hare had for one geonor- , aeefnri '. and i ben lei It be decently „ bnrVd amooy i he ether* that bare para <! r aw«e. If we <hi thto nod rata rait of the „ old year Into the new with the rteierroinn. n lino" ID do nor hear to aecnapliab mam ,t and Mae hey.ee in 1885 than we did in . 1864. ae mill .11 mot certainly Iwre tbat , whleh we rnott heartdr wish fig *11 Ita u iradeera of the Warm a happy New Year. , We are Informed by Fuprrinteodra' £ Miller thai ereey iltarirt In Ihe rounly. „ rarer! Sr. St and « hare rrap-Dried to ,, Ihe rrtjwee. nf Fb.tr Brhral «nlta*iliw. , and bawled In work foe the New Orleans , Sapnritioa. Mr. Md'er drelrre ta'tmuk „ Backet. and potritr f or their entbutHtk a crenpeeailno in ibe Inlerrau of tbeatao-'t „ Wihlt If and 'he lam of education. Tlte l; material ractribnted by ibc acboula of tna ■crwmty. with earepllont w-led, »** tent , : Oa Tiww^a>t twVn Tboa Bculland U Eddie Phillip* sua of Dr. E. U PbiBipt. P were in Learning's Arid. a abort d,. lance P fmaa Cape May ciir. ge'iiog Onica. a eeercment. Eddl- Phillip. took ufl his " coat and bung il'uc ibe fnooc. and aftei «■ tared lib ndtnii'i; pi.ueel and lurned ba. k « only in And il l«d dt~w-..rr<1feom ihr • plane it bad bran left. The Under »il > rotifer . Nynr by wndlnc the mat to Dr 1 E Jf. PhChpa, Cape May City. Oar reader! are inched to lor k Into tb« Jj Win piiaiiay lice and eiamine II* ' factltiiea f.w doing all kinda of Job w.-rk . Wr ba're lnt induced ateaoi power at larat 1 axprnae. >nd imnmrrd nut old |a«eei, • maklBd iheot a» *<>-1 an nr. audttp*" ' up to the tln.ee. Our laejUuea for all r kin ta cd J.J| wurk am now cm eta--. ' comparing faytaaMy wiib any entabliMi- ' fiieni In tiranh J retry. Come in and no | Etdrriy prnooa tn Ibe afterni-m -if Hh • ma) 1« alone «uiia c cl aialJv Iflr H ' loaloc the heal en track, hot they mw ■ oa irj I" awith ell no frrab made ruatb Ihe banh woik <d youna u-eo. Wr hear of a raw not far away In which a man o! t sixty tried to do the work of one of twenty. He wfll Vaee time lo rrprntof hiraahnaaa before be oan go to doty agilo. How cheamuta f.a the New Ttat:Ihatow 0<a H.tc a plan and follow il : Do a thing will or not at all. Pay yau ^ aoara, tb-ac a IU. of onnr. include ^n-ur 1 k'iX awry ^"^plaU* o.re y.,<„ buaiaew a K< ro by a liberal wr ol prtni. r*a ink A* |M an puambb jl^ Mroda«(^mt E«. in t far B-Winlel Urei.. Will he rrpealetl <» H mdir e*cai«g at , a- lead and 'h*T^i-l|val wic > <o .< c nand at ibe aame tin* arcuie kBoargiug'aarkM 'b "weebeake^a' it h It. Iwt rke ka p ate eight oa If ihe peine f<* dtdoa »tU . etaikhe rercbtd aad claimed. sSSSJSS H aean Otat Otayl 8m lib antatete Bxwnar hemaekeepm wiU let lb. w,t. • S^StfSSS-JSSXs^ Tbe f near H nf^wd.ey wtaw w« f.r -nary a day wan hwn.v-l t»« weak tarmbwUT"^*' *^1. v r.Tai 'ir*^ '

i j Chrlarmaa Eva at tha Churches. ' | raw or BlabT at' arid-m arm to bet- « ( tee advantage than when he ainnd lief re I the heatclfotiT irimtned leer In th* M E. t ! church ma CtiHwma' r*v. Before i.lm i were the e xprcant facea of tt* children I of Ibe Scodaj wbml with th. tr parnilt - and traeheen. AH about him were many I Ivrea dnle blwled and Wady f»w peeaenra- 1 loo. He made an appropriate addrcaa. Titer* were aleo-aoog* and neat Utile ' aprrrbn by fcrrral oripienU "f prrarata. 1 After Wl.tdi Bro. Wit-on. took tbe brim | i and rracefultr diatnbuled tbe gifU tliat j had l-eeo aeni in f or thai nurpuae. Tract,- . era rrcelvcd P Arena of aflertloo few tlwlr Cla'imw. and on Ihe.ghrrhnnd thediitd'en affrC-ionaiHr remembered by their*. ' lea chef. Some of the prsnepla W"e very narf.il and valuable. Whan all ihe tviira a been eirrulaled. ' anh child uf the j achoni rrceiee.1 a hoi of candr and an ( orange which thev were -eqoeated lo carrv home Intam hef.ee making an aitack np>ei them. Evprj ibing paukai .fl verv pbwaanilv. The church aaa well BUeri and paamrand'proplr were mutant*. ' edlv hanov. Trnlv their U no featival lo « wilh Chrlwmaa. was a point of rrrni altraetkio oo Cliriat- { eve. A Cbriniroaa CanUta, called ) I ho San' a O*-'. tfad »—r. retewraed on- j c ihe Inweucrlor of P^if. P.gutr. ab.i | "he epijdrea and neeeiOwt a" the raven 1 , Wrdneadar rvralng. Qaltc a numt- r of ihe Tin if folk' r-p-eeru'-d 'hSdrovto- [ Um peraoaea D- E H. Pbilllpa. the Sm 1 £ pecinlendenl of ihe nehnnl. very encwe"- i rrpeearntrd Santa Clana. aad in bin | 1 diegnlne bla vole* waa the ooly'do* to bw | It v. A aumher of Ihe are urn were . I quite iuiervaiinr and tainanr. and wWi a H a little more drill oo ibe pap of ibe act. >!- j ibr cantata aoold I* very entertain. | f Of cotirac the mat lotorrating pari j of the TV-taw win ihe dimrftaltluo ueual *lp. of oe«jgea and cmfeeti-Hl. I . eey in Hie children and cacb ach >Ur. I a rife I and email. war ii meg hetvd by Sania Oaua. . hla amudng onatume aa be paawil the boxes of caody and fruit around. | ^ oaxaa caxcc. The children of the Pmnbytrrlnn s.m. 11 Schm-l, were haoduKn-'ly imneil Pi mmfeetiona and f rutin on Cbnnimnn alter- It We have hem inlormed by Chief Carof the Fire IhtpaiUncel that dufit.t- a the pau Week Ibe, pumpa al Ibe We'st , wort, have havebeeo kept going ntrn.iih , and that hvilu- amount of water dally cot - , auiurd and Ibr leakage through, hi I U,. c city, the pomp> have tern taxed lo k rep ibe tanka full. On la*! Tutndar Chief Caiwhile at tbe wan t w-rk'. limed the drain npm ibe iank« while ibe pump' . mopped He found thai lbs laoka I WI 1U Inchea each in iweniy.ave mlnuu» Tbi* indicate! no eonrmnun I. nkai-. and the a. II. have been *la..«: pumped lokmi.tlw Uiikafllhsk In reply to t m inquiry a- to ibe cau— . we were mid that mum be a great many unoccupied [ hoildlnyin ahirh t he water ptpea had Vr n ' utated by being frcwen during tbe cow weal her of last week. We were alao told thai am* lime ago It waa cooaiderrd lb. ' dutv of the engineer of the water work, in I ire that the water waa turned 08 at every uooeniiHed dwelling. huMbat a* a. cm- of r«ir bvtal ptumheea olijecied to Ihia pre. a mine, which petvruierfthe burnt lug of water ptpea. the engineer of ibe wyter w.»ki waa ordered br cuooeil, of at leant a commit uc of council, to deaiat ami d tbe pipea burnt and tbua give fcork to tbe plBiobmby Jenpardigmgtbsnafrty of the < propeity of tbe town. Ttam are the facta they have been given t.iua fpwn a eell* j. Me a-mrce. and if the truth l.u been atusd. some one K to myfbe leant, gutliy of great negligence. Should a fire occur while Ihia whole■ale aade of water la going no, our ' fire department would he powetleaa to fight the fiamra. aa the prohabilitiea are c Ibat "or Wktrr eiipplr would pmve loade. quale 1. 1 tbe demand' made upon II for . an raicuaive Are, while being drained by. leaking pipaa in all parti of tbe city. Tb.recan lie m two opini'ua about the. duty nf tbe water committee in regard to having the waier turned 08 at tbe atreet ' atop in irt.nl -f all dwelling! which arc nnnrrnptrd dmlng the mtoli r ROHOl I dent proper! y owner, are entllied to thin much po'eeiioo and at Ibe fame lime Ibe , inlerr.1 of ibe whole city dcman.ii that Ihia mrmsn betaken to prrveul the waale of water which la now taking place. We kn .w I hat Ibe bunged pipe^ U ibe rfuef we (annul belle** it lo betbe duly of tin- ' ao'horiilea hi furntah buiineaa for Ibc olumlwt at Ibe goal rink of being powerIre. to mbdor a fl-e. aboold it occur, fur ■ want of a proper nipple of water. Ikifc" u to blame in thia mailer? In moving one of Mr. Peigman'a Job preear. 'he other evening, lo Ibe new qtiartera.an acrid.-ot occuenl which might tun mulled dlnaatrioualy lo life and hn.lt: A heavy part of tbe pnwa i being takrn np .'alea and waa aecured by t lacklma. Tha eu|w« gave way and left I the p'eee of macl itu-ry to go ha way. . The martiinr waa badly damaged, bo! tl»- - m.o eaeaped injury nave a few baited . knuckle, and ikioard hand..- JfiBriUr ■ JitUM a Crow, cannot watwl dviligatlon They • no « wiib**r and prritb under Ha lnAuencr . (Jf all frrtharvd creatorasMhey may he 1 cianwd .anvteg Ibe m-wt unpownialng it. I their eatural Mate. But taken in Ihr ' Brdellng period they may he made the - m at inieerailng [*11. far rorpaaalng tbe ' "Ver-prabed parrot. tMplato ^Iphooao Bcnneit haa Juat or. dercd fr -in Horner a emporiain a handan* New Hume aewing machine. n« a • peewnl f.w hh a|fr. Mr». B OOell re a ai da il a. a real bemAt which it u. No mop- .pperqwlaie gift ego h" rra le in ibe • hne of uaeful labor appiUarca* IbaS a ' New Home. ! Thr gird poplC-.-f Ibe A .urbhing vd, lav I Ft-hing Crank ircrivrd their Ci-riaunaagdu Iran > iter art nil in tbe . M. li. Ohi.ieh. Ttw <3. CVp. kjdaypd [ drewwa and a-ogi. Our apace prrvenU r derailed report. e Oar taleated townaman. Edgar P. Slim . gave an ..rtflnal lemneranra- leOOl* on t Mradny night in tha H. E ttmreh. Thr Merr-yuiowt wa« unrd f.r the p«rp.we. aim in Mr. Bthea1 hands waa a powerful a uuaHWry ia poet.arlng the downward . con* of Uie drinker. !■ — Tta fff~ ai..|AiHe0i wecr most gen- > eyooalT iriullllh^yg by Ml*. On .ml e (b-*v W. Bmt'hiE ibe Bargain H.-u*. f Hoeb kiad r<«aidrrgu<m ia aarv to bring • a happy holiday wvAp, naveetheleaa tbe W . *g peopfc wiab thedosor a happySgw Year. J Guard CUbrige. Pbiladeiphia. baa Jurt J opemed a achoni of ieehiui'«<y. It will • i aa al tempi toteorh ia fr.lt any trade.tm! ' J | rive laatructLooa to the ^Olifol ma of „ | Then can'he Dot two ride, tetany qtxa- „ j cob. therefore the-re ean he' hut two prom- _ iaent oaodtdaiea ia any etattk* wtdeb divitaa the may he^ MUe . much. [ Tta C.pe May O.aM Bmw i dmer eaa „ amll of our BhiaeOn and taould be auh. s r*£Z7:-ib"Kl£ , etecatol ricrm cB ■wday.^ •4 W Benrr W. B|Mt«a.of Sdc-

! FPWSONALi Janua ami Bailie Wan an at borne for 1 tbe hnlidaya C. B M.etath and family are down for j tbe holiday.. Mr. Ch.'lca B. Dungra virited Ca|* i Mar "n Tucsdav. r. Howard Ware came bom* from Phil- a ad> Ihkia foe Chrbtma. C. H. IVwirbcetv npent Cbriatmaa whh t b» family In tbla city. Mr. Charles K el try enjoys better health c than any where elae. Beo. Cooper, of the flattie, waa at t ; CspeWiv on Chrlwn a« era. Men. H. C. Thompson in a ftopular t • l.aclier oo tbe organ vbd piano. ! Dr. a F. War* ami wife. Wilmington. - viritlng relative* jo iMaeiiy. Mr. Goacta, of nwiefl fewiral /ame, c artdom pari. e.Hn|wuy with bin omberila. The genWI cnooleoiii.ee of II. HaH gran- t tun waa wen upon our .trreta uo Monday. Lew Kntriki n mva that Wrdnewiar . morning waa a good one lor tracking rah. bit.. , I. H. T twwend. of the Phlladrlnhia Iddw flaUttf aapent Chitamaa at Gape ; May. j Mi»rt. Wi«i* and Lntlirr Price are I foe Ihe bolidaya from Princeton College.'" ~ * Ilev? Dr, Crowed preached I wo excel. n ! nmtJiu ta.t Sunday in tha Prnhy- | ' IthUvard Hitmen, nf the lAfe Savin* 1 Service and Wife, were vMtlog rela-ive. i< in thin city dining tlie week. II- v Mr. TDwnarao. of Town.end ri i. Vbitinc hb aondn-law, Mr. Peter • Srr.hh <4 the city water work- a I Cap'.tn and M-. Wm. «■■«. of Ibe Co. it? Raw. dined with ihhlr aonJn.law V I J.-hr ' Bta a ' E q. OP Chritma. day. f Wilano R T-V. W-Ja'i MiHcr. Harry „ Diredv act Aimer T.m.lln ah Cape Mat | men. are aludriita at tbe Prnuaylvanw c Medici unleetvlty. Mra. GeorvS. Harri.. of Pliiladelpiu-. n given Ibr Pml.vleeiao eiutrch ot ihia city. Chri'>anmewni of 8{i}- di 1through Mr H. W. Sh» vet. K Ii ia egtvejed that R- v. C. A Bi «- ■re will amme hi- new dtitha .-(&. • ■ of ihe Podtarterian church. <if- lUl- city, no Bondar neat, (Xu (BOIIuwY p Harey -Kennedr. a pti(fll in Ibe ainh of the ruWir aehool. ha- ouhJc w phoincraphic vi-w* of nmioahle amateur, d-** h'm large rredi'. and indt * eatev a nklll hevnnd hia yea ra Mr. S. B Br ilea 1. de— rring of much rrrdl' f.w hla Indcf.t'rahle rBort- t" make |f the Chri"ma« featirn! girra in aid r.f 'he PrrabTtrriao church a aoceew. The1 chicken naiad which he prrpar. .1 for Hie nco.'1-o wan thcadmiinii-to of all cobW. S Bchellrager. adverti'lng agent ot ' Ihe pldhub-lphi. and Headiiut iUtlnwd. Fourth St otTtce. Ptiiladelphla, vtated J f-ieoda ai Orwin Huunr Aral of tart week, u He *aa rtoo.le.led for a few rtaya al th. residence of hi" friend J M. K. Hfldrgth. f, ihia H'y. He bade ptmwr lo man) K friend' no bin return trip Saturday. y Chrtatmaa Notaa „ Take your bertglri to tbe featival, and treat tar. Many of our young people are away t> Chrivtmaalng. Sonw-hallln* added to tbe Joya of Ibe r> araaoo. ' Once mot* tbe bully berry gleam. .rightly on Ibe wall. Doat buy too cheap candy for tbe chit drra of ibe fancy IjjBd. » "J.Jin lei* have a tutkey for New Tsars, that's lbs Ucket-'-Th* nut of our banloeaa places were rhwrd on Cbriatmaa day. Renu-o.lv r your pauur at this araaon of good will by a aizable turkey. N'-vee haa the g>vd Kama Claoa bivn c mtwe gi-oeeou' ihan ihia ye*'. F.W tbe holidays the public achoob h Cltwed cm Wednesday afternoon- ,, Tlw church featira! oyrier stew' is mid to lwadtllinaled with rlama thb year. , H-lly btiahea with lOaxing re.1 herrie- , make the prettiest Cbudmaa deconliuia. We Impe nor leaders had a I lea-nol i Cbriatmaa. and may have atappyNea f Year. The A O. c. w. bin entertain lu , ■ mrmlieta at a sumptuous supper on New t Christmas treva are gmteo a abort dtv- • tanee up Ihe count -y Tliey are <A com- i < moo red cadar or tally. It la the season for Wore Irmttgere to re- , ' have done arrvter ft* many rear-. Chrtatmaa come* but oner a year, nod i . -hen U owuea. why U courre. tin betgta t Fur proof Vtuk inti Smith's* BAfcnlc r U.mre. , i We feel like giving thanks ti> all tta ■ Samla in the nth-odar thai Cape May i> . orapvuuiv.ly free from tramps. Sum- . I it) Ul* air betvd.ua not agree with Ibem. r The city's poor not having vivid Imag-ina-hw wm txperw-nrg Utile of Ibe j ys , of Xmaa without those who are be tic. , r pretwrvd for ihe doll time*. Give Iheoi a 1 Ole of your t-leu'v. ( r The principal '8 xi^il waa tbe ree| 1- ' tail ul an elegant anil valuable tewiuxm • Ial fr .ni the Icwcbrra and pupila of ita putohc arhnol no the twraal w of Musing' r t.wilie holiday araaoo tm Wrdaeaday The -way bur citizens have been "to. ling" Inikeya b.imr indmatss that there wM hr mi errt to gnxl diaacra dnnng the , holutava D -ti'l forge- 'how- ,10x1^!"I a lib tMi uritartng fleet dr miilasw Want Cap* May. , Mr. Bout hard Ehln dv, accw|wi led t-y J hi« moth-t, ii 'ivodug the l„mdt»).«tUi | reia tvra in Pnlllipntwg.Pa. ' d Chiistnia' | wane ; 08 in this ruiaity to I. a v»-ey pleaian' manner hy those w dio'era tusioci at home. T utkey diuocti c ni-ii to U- a "pecia't... J idging Iw the number - f tine oo- « (tl*i-we«'. uf>y Swain and Boo, ^ at tt.eie Boadway atore. n Qu le a uumlrr of one oHgbtar* are ie ap- Doing the h- Inlays in .pbilad- lptiia : — Mi. Robert Hill and wife. Mr* R. S ii H-Jfnwn. Mr. 11. H. Eidndga, S\:-. V. d H. Hvvw. Caa. tea Tra! and wife. Mis' Af.tia Eldredge. Mine El c'a Ertrr.onda. ; Mas Ctaumie El.lndgB. Mr. W li Sbcp. ! , paid. Meaarv Hairy and Waller Kelt v and 1 j wikva, p. The correspondent rd the »5 tor at. I . rather pmr.a'ure In bin nralce of peram' | « who wria r taping ta the cry. lie atatoi j « thai Mi. a. H. Ehlredgr "•< M.ta Cfcar- | hate Keevet wriaapaatftng tta kolidaya in t Pbilad.lfhla. and jwrmed lo be very ana- , - iooa ah. an the B13y Goal during their aN U eraor. W* would- Mala fw hi. tnf.wm.- , ,. J line thai Mta R«a~. keowieg that the M ovTr.prmdrat'a better half was alweut. p. ruorlutted she had he* tee remain at tatne i ami take rare ot the «/«» O. for fear ta I might get hnaa aad bdU the delloaU litUe a- j B. r- The Cape Chapel Sabbath school rale, h- ! tvalad Ct-.iatma.CTe In lb* usual manner. > j The tsruar was very taatefnlly dec wale.! to I ai.hirtrgtj.iu hv megohm. -i ihrschoru under tta akillfiil Va.leTatup.rf Mra. Tha.. I liugtiea. and made a gram! spectacle at; when hghted up. Tta Cbrtalaa. trees is. ■ wggw diapr-ovrrl with, and an arcu, trimmed a- ; art'b e" .g'tati' and rter waled with Aagi M . and lightad up wfcb rami e*. w»»e<eer.,i i mi i her. fsaae. A labia toadwl with oan.i dire, oraoravaod applet -as piarad audrr »t tta arch, from whu-J- aach merobrw of the

SALTS. { Pie partita are taking. Poultry to plasty and ctaap. A timid new tint to "mnuae." ! Kifew can lakaaod remirea JAo ; We alia.! not bavr a green huliday araThe Ri , Qtaade Timet haa changeO-l Devoil * to duty to Ibe true watchword t of socceas. ll.WDcr has Pracg'a beautiful Christ- t Ikia't run after departing tiraiol during t the bolidaya Cape May primes will now have offi -ial i Aa a rule bur bouse! are net built for « old area' Me. Some of our buys went oo a "tort" un t Christmas day. Zrvo am! Iigh'nlng car t very close to I gr'ber "O Monday. The A. M E Church to holding a fes- i tiv.l fe* iialv-nt Al. Digging rlaiua ia' nut ibe profhahle buai- a Extra revival aervinea are bring held in the Tabernacle church. a Oyter plan i log uo the bayahore will go * at usual next ip'in*. The Phitodelphto 7 imra to a flue apeei- * men of Ibe primer's all. t The S>aiea rlghl to eell llde- water hu.it etlll doubted hy many. _ Ire m" n.,w i.kr liw- place '4 1 be roller * f.« skating purposes. The Wa-X Will bav ateam enough lo J warm up the market taure. t .a So n- l*v wa* toe alwrleat day, f .,!• . h.urtTbj t*- h ingest olghL Cap* May waa made a coooty la tlxhiindittl and nlorly-lwu. , A if et.ii riaionwoi will ta rlv.n hy ibe . C M. O. B during Hie winter. T • V ..-il i4 riv- mis i. o'i easy U'k. ' r 1 OOP OKI ■* w.wkmeu are said to be I'aieni brick, il righily named, are tee- e vie able and wlilwvg dirept'.iui. lieecol h.*,v> Teiui have BOed aprinp, ; Ii Hid. an.l wells abml the county. j ' The Pieahytrriao t+iirth. of tbla city, j " will seat oanfotiaWy 400 pen-ma. ( Th- Ch-va" Sorlely to rehearsing "Pll- j ' grim Father*!" a very pertly canlaia. I ' SiHi.e .4 our milkmen serin to "rbargr up" »iih a rt. -ul.ii twin i»*1 piece of chak. ' A'-gi. -re has a billliaM fulure bdf.v il ; - if ilHitr i- knj ijunx m j liyalcal geography. | c Bub. Cbamhera raughl aa opp-wuru j while walking 1 1- taxi on Poverty beach, j A ["l'rica1 i-rix may amount i" draw- ' i ing -mil .«ly ant lephani, but a whole eir- 1 a Mt A B Urile has order, lorwbil Mr , t, si- IsrWla' Ouriage oo Uuypti avc- l The linj L ahriok'oK modery nf yuoth toe of itt most charming character if- r Keep your tar rinse to the groutvl. and 1 you may. bear of a new Juurnalitoic vm- J Arctwding urehe Indian ihowy a fnn •' .•walkiaeil Are lo tavt II flulh dyatruc- j Tta A. O L' W Will hold Itair anp- 1 per al tta American H'-ukroo New Y'eai't nlgti , Some rime In Frbruaiy the Choral So- J eieiy will sing In the oamala of Pilgri.n ! Fathers Mrs. Garritim, of Cold Spring, ion a canary Iw.lveveara old by a blow from a ear's paw. j B-kh of nut iwteem-dcntrmpniarien.the' ] Slur and the Gairtli. claim Ihe largest t cucula'ioo. T Ttave should he some organized mean* , in our town for tta rclirf of wonby iudi- , crot person'. ! Ttoa pi'Tlbal so o.npv an lAoera should . la- abrn proTi.iooa and fuel should 1 tie so dear. i iitexk-ug up U cold tpeli' » tbe time dock atauting, aa]s an cxperitotxd ] —Hinds' gunner. I The young tsind of thin age to too often < infUmiil hy IPerature girtlco op tapectolly ' for thnt purpose. Kirids' m-iucy baa hero found at An- ' glerek. it WW digged out of tta aand uy ihree.lueky pi merrs. Regis! er clerks in tta big dtv post , •ffieefcwnplain tbxt Chrtotmxa brtnga ( ibrm ton much wrak. Bu-inret |a brisk at the RargaHf House. . Advrtllalng to one of ihe meant that have ■ ounbined to produce it. * ; Tbe bead uf CnxArd Creek, running , The upland nrsr the Court House, to , called Thompson's run. . There need be erpeeied do Ble of rest- 1 ful reiioae here. There ia bard up-river ! pulhng and not down drifting. - : If every fall on Ibe Ice should make * i javui, I ton lawu.log's p-«d 'Wight to be | well puucriiaied by Ibw lime. ' j The buaree-fbrowted fog buna, guard- 1 ing appr.wehre in the hay. hare Mcii , t. lcu iu duly tirqucoily of late. Need ten pauiT^ wane amni'liinglr^low ■ The tp ! le cgacixed Green Cmck | C->fiH-i Band : dared Id puMlc oo Christ- . uias eve. awl u> .pnkra of aa doing wili. The frog has ihr^st of II Id ItuwelArtic days. He ogh'ly and jeacrfuily atot pa ; ' a -ay the wiayr in big son neat of mad At, old Grera Creek goose waa i«e iwr.hakil IPiurtNiriatniB! tn New Yisi». . , aud i lira its owner dcvlared ii tough gs nihhrr. J Tie English tarir laborer esrna a few ' All living era' sec I. al are comprised uqdevlSc gr°CT,l name >4 game will ee- ,. Jure uvgr tta shortening number uf goooevdays. l In tta war incident retoieri last week, r couurrnlng Can rata Duke's dinner w.tfa i , G-nera, liuissHtc. tta typva mwta us tay ! Mluetia. y I e It toofirn an exroae for reunainieg at ' - borne oo r lie rto'.'-a'h, wtau Ihe rain to ! . gra-ra'h ree«-vd welter ihxtr on other | * Toe ui.1 velivcre I ha' wanetlmca repels I would rery 'rtnvi piuv.'ikc of. aympaihy " and m-e|«« interest. Out -do* exm.nr* |B esHrv weather | Deed run lie a' .Il danferau' if pmj»T pre. * oauti<Hi« are taken I , protect the persixj By raiu-ptu 4 vvwt.isr I It t«als all bow temper d *« fug*. Here »( are within if., hour, .f « ih» ' 1 year. Tlie pasta that rosrk Ibe highI 1 A Ihtle aumhio* eti Tuesday, tain. I I wfcd. snow and tall em Y.v.'nrsdtv. If . I this Boca eat we a-'.xl! •■-■o lirel N*w Ei. n gltnd in oar ramplctc ssswitant tf J 1* UsaU lbs' Mr. Ja-. M. B.H»!dretk r. i wMbodd » outtag^w B'a'siardi sue*; leJ' Bnstar C.iipr, of tbe flaartU, haa ■a made a' marked impr iv*reeut id tta typod graph iuai appesrante of hia paper, by ;x placing a m w i-repa ta hto ufBrr. Ha to d . touch piewsrei whh^ttotaVl slroi ( rr direct i. « .4 E I'- Kwlri, asv* a atrreo^i i* cue ernii-t l -a on M-vuise rreuing in ibe w M. & church ■nwaobJrcirrUiadtorb. - ph.J'i logj <4 the uojuka-dV repis. t Pamniav.l'a liwraa^ " Tta el.rs aa . us . r>retb Deuaw haw ; 1j^w£X>ttZ ^ ** 3 MS f

1 ' " Rio Grands Topics. Happy New Y'ear. T-.ro over thai leaf. Ss-ea r off aodgexirmtar h. fY-m hunting iuhour flni«ta-i. There I. nw a recall' Iviuar tare. ' j ' Ther aar fresco p-axP—ai* |H*|antvHia. Bi. Mania to on a t»u week'* rhlt in j 1 •e Philadelphia. , Joseph Champion to ' spending bit buB- ' dare at Salem. Tta ttaruirenater was helow ze«o K*i- | ' urrixy uv, ruing. D E. C, H sort wife are VKtlng rrlx- 1 ' tiers al Easl Creek. ' Brown the b'-a-kmlth, aendf out work . ' tta best of ahapr. That cold anan -didu'i pan out long , 1 en >ugh to All tta ice houses. lArgr q'ian!ttles..f isi* nedge bavr brim ' from the meadow Uidr. made xl ihe sugar works next id Hi' h ■ llal'ie Keeera and her hewbrr^SenJvinin are elaliing frirn.1t at Tuckabon. ' B merxlaardand Howa'ed Buck taeiy * apfsred twenty douna of eeto In part of a day. 'Direnz.. Champion and Annalaard were amoog Ib wr who viaiud I*hitod«lpbla last .weak. - Numerous orl'Xi' of manure are e >u^s,e ZTo ; - pro* is said nut Pi have been a good in- ( Samuel Rosem.n wa« taken aeriou-ly ' Ihto wri'ing. • J Tli- SugsrCompanr'sliell "ilia forth Ita m-irnibg. ouuu and higbi. ' There ia q d'r a hiatnrie grevrrerd on lb.- farm nf F/reato Hairi'. It cnlaio. gravea of over a hundred years old. j Pkuiattnaa waa cetehrx'ed hy the M. E | rliuroli folk' in a rijetrii»irtou of holes ol , i en! itiing- from a well .alien tree. ! A meeting was Iw4d in tlie school liouae , esiahli-hing a council of A O.; nf: I Arrsngemeu" have been made foe plae- ! hinge nod hulls oo the Mmttrra of the , j B'pil'i church. This to a are tied improve. , j The M'«aeacSar» Crease. Alroa and Jane , and Ruth llama are roiling I fri.-nda In I'jitodciphia during the boh- , I day. , i Untie Crease, the li't!e son of Juoalhan , ! Crrtae. who met whn audi a see, -re moci- I drot oue day lasi week, to aaid lu be rej covering rapidly. , | Willie and Linda Crease and Ade'l. i j tlviilrs at 'he M E. rhureh. Orera Creek. . I Frnterirk Crawford, the tareaeed hui- , | and father. ha« our sincere syiupa i I hies. Ii it slated that that he will ahortl) i remove from lb* Bradfced farm. , N-Hwiihtanding the large amount ot rain thai liaa fallen the pari week, tlie well* are still quite low in certain IncaK . Iks and prutntor to be to for some liuie . j Tlwy tay that the pig family -will be i lnr-rraned a' ibe Sugar Company's I "1100" in I lie near furore. Tliere will to- J large number uf bugs killed within a abort ' Suuie of tta Improvements that have lakeo place along shore have been The i errcrtoo of several new pig pens Tta ' farmers Uke greater cart in uteciio* there ■ than ia former years. The knot to Ited. At the bride'n pat" ! rata. East Creek, thto county, on Wedm tday th' 84th Inn., at one .o'clock. Mtos ' Obrltolatl ww united in wedlock to Lewis H. Springer, late nf this counbut at pre-ent located in Kansas. Jere. S. Crexae. son of Maurice Crease City, and a former re-blent of thi- , place, to practicing law In Philadelphia Mr.Onwe in a gradual* of tta Cnieer'itO t of ProD'ytvanla, aud we feel sure Hist lo ( Appropriate aervlcca we:e held al tta . 1st church Chriaimi' eer, and a very . plrasaot time waa experienced. Fruils. . caudlea. elc . were bounifully supplied 1 and many a lidle heart waa made glad. Rev. J. N. Craoer. tbe pastor, gave ah inlrnwUng talk lo tbe children, and all departed well pirated with Ibe evening's Mocb complaint to bring mad* In Ibi' ! vicinity by the employes ol tbe Sugar Company no aocounl of Ihe low wage paid for work, and wr think tta complaint ia a Just one. We are told tbai , 1 ihey hare io work for ten cento no hour. Some dava they are unable to work, ai ; oihera ibe lime il limited, and at |ta taai I of tiroes il is aehi nn thai they work orrr , alcbl honrnprrday. Tbla. they say, ran IO'H buy en, High fond for them, let akmr Ihe chaldng lo br worn. We Ibink Ibai a lel'cr scale nf wages cmld be adopted be nf mur.li advantage' lo Ihe company in ' I tta hag rim lo pay itair men living ] wages, and we camel but think that ' il tills ma nw was brought before ihe cumI pan) in chief, and pot Ihe subordinates. ■ such ao t.'J I'tment would he made. r ' B. B. j Sua tale City Murmura. I I B ill Ing cutcrpnsci are brought to a - Mauds. 111. - Pog. Ul'm- re to spending a few daya In - Philadelphia. ' I Mtos Lavioto Hewlti it spending Chris' - 1 mat at Ocean Ctty. f : Thier Cape May CItr tailra sprat a * j lonely Cliriumas al Bra Isle Junction * | I irost, Mr. Editor, Mist you have had a merry Chrlumsa and -to he In time allot. » me to wish you a happy New Y'ear. I The old weal her struck Sra lair last n week wiib tbe suddenness of a slap In the face. Toe ttarmaoirtra fell nearly to d zero. ' A very plrwao' aodai party met at the i. residence uf Mr. W II He#"l t« Mraday evening. Mayor Lujiam waa pteacot; and in speech and toog tbe evening b i quickly paaicd. _ I A vmr ptatoant affair waa tta gather. 7 | Ing of tta*. E. SnadaT-acbool of Sea : lair oo Cbrtollaas eve. A very ezcelleu' II program bad beyrn prt paved, and a htwti'i. : ful Chrfaunaa tree bad heeo erected. Af- * I lee tta program given below had been j -xeeulcd with marked suca-re. the cbllU ' arm were made tta happy recifneou • ' <. 1 tta rift' which bad been provided. Afy I let tta distribution of gifts good nights 1 were apniun. acd large and small waal ., i. ,un in happy anticipation of a. merry ' 1 CYirtsavaas. ' ; ntOOBAM: J J rej t satgira....!^^57ereLlJttlvCBiMreo.j a ^B-ri'aiea ..-Tta OM Mra ajri ttaMyli..1- ' a Eeeitataa..,.'*i*.^*t^T!if Bam Breatj." / Wattvr Vaal SaSSSmi" ' ;?&vuta!is »e it. B«xun«B.*!*'.^.!!i'T?SLOirt»we Bnnc.1». ktqpag...w.|j^..^mlran.| waalheflaag.* w U. . . . .~it<v tv-atxgs f, Rs, S..,)' to SWW.... -Praise Ye His N>me^' rr talBjtaf - ...... .. -T»ifir.w.i up.' "j8 TtaWaTzpltot .Ul.-. ta *0 «- - i txartire tmum 44 IA* 4UU ».

• Holly Bunch. 'i Thirka are searoe. Tta anunda are rnira. But If II* snow fell tier*, tore. Bataork has rharge of nor public j School. A bark was irra passing Tuesday with . all rad ! Our tnrkevs have been scarce and thl« year. ; Re*. Jou-ph Taylor and wife paid na a j visit last week. j There is a natural bread work forming no Ihe taaeh front con'tantly. Many tearro are husllr ee gaged grading lo" along RI" Grande avenue. | There are two "age running tat—ceo : a ten tare and Angleara daily. Tlie travel to Ibi' p'aee makes the An- ! gl-rea RaPoad a pari"* investment. Thorns' JoOfT, Y"lu*land. la hntlding a verv handanm* cottage on Rio Grande j Truvmas Clark is placing a' eery a'trac- j _ tie* porch around hto- bouse 00 Iky lor J* Win W Eiliararrlrwon a lirge grocery ! and proylriun trade. Il to one of tta b-wt ! John I, B'trk's ere tare- oa Rio Grande I avenue, per—la a very floe appearance in its new oat of paint. A vesaei bad of lumber arrived at tbe I hi i gr the Aral of ibe week. Nuw when ! _ will that 1,-idge be oomnleteil ? John Collie' Is well supplietl wilh I lui'dware- Tture ai'lring r vdi in this line will do well to ermsr.tr him. , Wall# Br."' lumber y«rd to weUj s'. eke. i wi'h 1-rmW. Tlwy rev tbe sasb fnci.wy will I* w in motion s-ain. | M.s Sr«r, nf New Y-rk. is hnllding a htun—ne oigtara. Ii is said It -Hi ' , re" wlioul tro th eirend dollars when c >m. ; Charlra Wal'ere an energeiie Inuineas , man from N,-a Y" uk. 1« doing a Ihrieing bu-inere. Mr Iran rukaigjl houiea In court* M~. V W. Fold's IS well supplied wi'h dry r«w1' and 'rimming.. She to an CXneArarad liirreuiaker and it kept bu»y wiib order!. E'i lUrnet' i. building a wh*rf in front .4 lit" e —1 yard. T','« |« a much needed V. Bonelt niak'— large sale. „f era) tp the gueernmebt house We tail a distribution Osgood tbitigv from a Ane tree 00 CbrMluaa Eve. 1 1 wa« tvden wi'h nv* Imp— a'ble friti'sge, of 'he r.|.ee. Before Ho'lv Ibweh vra' srarred llier* were a ia.gr nnrnlivr „f Adi hawks near, ami item' 'he Island, but row seare.--T( - re!- Of lirkel. b" lieen di-em- ' rinueri and 'reins withdrawn from the , tta. Aarrieree Redr.wd We unable tnAnd.mt (Ih- nn» •«!' w ee totf-em-d > ri." the m.'irr W0.1W be arril d b forelhr j Four tb.-fa belong in a court of Juswlapfy. In (VHisider aulierlr. and br give impartlatity. Ctr 'coure* tbi« '« alwayt dope, when only he an aeeident, hare tlw grip on J.ia'lor and from 'tam flows lire renlict of their own coaAn exoeHent landing crnold be made f ir late and 'malt hoa'a at rlu-end of rite '•ridge If the cmpany would Ihii gi'e It alienlion. Ol c.«ittp ».me n.iglrl object to giving ibr public such an inriralioo 10 u*e a t» 1 'ge thai his c ai ao much money. I'U' w* poslr rely hrlieve it would he of much ad van is ge to tbe place generally. if. B. Ic* Cream and Confections. Mm. M A. Kwxir. No45 Wa.hingror -irer i|lis' .lie iargeatand lie* assor'ed slock ( of pure confer ! his in (tope May Oily. ' WandT toys of every desrriplion made from pure sugar, alao a large ainck of the , fleret and elwaprel mlznrrva ihan ran •ie found any w here. Fruila and uuti of all kind' Klw_ to prepanp lo arrve w-ho ,l«. f-wllv.i'- and pari Ire wiib ice errem fruit*, rnoferitotia and fancy h>, velarge or small qnan'i'ies at ITiitodelpI U . pricra. D«'t fail lo give her a rail. 2 Thu Cottage Hearth. A firelo'la«« family magazine al -V' tali kru . w n* wrb ererrf "ita rrevmrvT* Thr r,dtag, llrarth -ill be arar any on. sending ua Ibe name of a new s'ltacrihe10 tta Ope May Wsvr, arx-nmn'ml In 42. Eu rwr tta magazine or W sva a] m» ia well. worth the money paid l.tr Ivdh. ■fend in Ibe W*rx "Aire for a sample nopy hf the CetUgr finely. Ho'id.xy Cooda. ! Chri-imas cairtawsxp" a.rre. alrfls. 1 laud .-rhqla, p.Ti-1 te.4, . .Id pens. 1 wo k boxes, wr'inr desks, guitar- b-nj- 's ' 3te . acroedereia at prices 10 suit Ibe tune* 1 ai Garrtouat .Suroaery ami variety store. Here are the bull lays fa'riy upon os. and Ina lew days our prreent will ta given b ita lucky ticket V i ler. Heroernber vou I, are aa gondii eh a ore wd-h^wor 1 'ickHs are equally giaid with tta firs'. Comeiodtry y.air luck before IllatonUle. D Every piirdiurr of good' to Ita amount f SO cents toentiried tnatirket or chance, on a ladies' solid gold walch. perfectly fair draalng, on New Y'rara day. at Ihrer a .'d ark p. m.. to srbicti yi« are all curdtollr Inyl'ed. I, Srm.ancc. 84 Wa-bingtrw St . (toj* Mar City. •nf you warn a good and Stylish Hat it for yourself your wife i« children; if ynu e want a Seal-kin Kacque or other Furs, u or aacquea re dyd or repai-ed and made orer, go or send tn Ita old reliable house * of John R Terry A Co . 1168 Broadway 1- Corner 27th Si met New Tu(k. Orders 1- wot by mall or express. <164i. g — — A lead pancf left on Ita d» k In tta '■ pnal ..(Bee ori Tuesday was f.aimj after an !' sharpening stage. Three are pkoiy of j" V'oe*! ful-a la Ihe world yet. ? This Is a good season of lb* rear to pay ; ita ininter. lie ha« giyen ynu fifiy-Iw., . plraaam hours for ita year at least, and . drat res well si ^."ir bands fur this. ,, Seod Hui ir fle "t a lull5flrir SidtfiHsfmrnK. d; Rheumatism We doBM II ttate btaaeraa ta. . tare luCeied iu paint hare been gtrsllj bea- " -tied by HomTs SxraapaxtlU. If jm bare L" tailed l„ tmtaeiirt. Uy^g8»*lromoly.^^ " ^rawrew^siHl at one Ume *x« aimoat talp L" leas. Huod-a SnraaparflUdld aw mnregrod H.I. Buxxnt. Shtriey YBtoga, Mast. :■* . -nodrtannixttoni t»,-e yeari.and gotno •• relief tfl! I took Hood's Bsrsafarina . It baa ■- 2S^lSfSSS^W.Bldde«nDLMto HuodVttorw-rin* b\ehxrseter1ied ta r - j i. to FHFre^bTto •'"/vaUtire. Itarrea!ltoxiaSfeiwo(uimt»l .. y : atrcuglh, eteriing enrea tttbirlo mtonoww. 2 Bend tor U«i couUintez sdJitktaa! erideaee \ ' Hood's SarsapariUa 100 Doses One Dollar. • ^ww '

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